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Nov 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on FORCE ADDS ATTACKING POWER TO 2015 BACKLINE
The Western Force has added the young and exciting outside back pairing of former Blues winger/fullback Albert Nikoro, and former Chiefs and Highlanders winger Tino Nemani to its squad for the club’s 10th season of Asteron Life Super Rugby in 2015. The...
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Nov 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP to honour Linee at Allianz Park
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography DHL Western Province will wear black armbands in Sunday’s clash against Saracens at London’s Allianz Park in honour of the late Tinus Linee, who passed away on Monday from Motor Neuron Disease. Linee, 45, played...
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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Botes goes out with a Bang
The Barbarians beat the Leicester Tigers 59 – 26 at Welford Road on Tuesday evening. John Kirwan’s men out scored the hosts 9 tries to 4 in what was an exciting display of running rugby. The game marked the end of a wonderful 13 year career for...
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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Free State Rugby Presidency and Directors concluded
Photo: Etienne Burger The nominations for the Presidency of the Free State Rugby Union as well as for the Directors of the Free State Cheetahs (Pty) Ltd. concluded on Tuesday, 4 November at 12:00. No new nominations were received. Mr. Lindsay Mould was...
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Nov 4, 14 •
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Comments Off on Leicester Tigers vs Barbarians Teamsheets
Date: Tuesday, November 4 Venue: Welford Road Kick-off: 19h30 local (GMT) Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Burns, 14 Miles Benjamin, 13 Christian Loamanu, 12 Anthony Allen, 11 Vereniki Goneva, 10 Owen Williams, 9 David Mele, 8 Jordan Crane (c). 7 Jamie Gibson, 6...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on ASICS FOOT ID embarks on a National Road Show this summer at selected TOTALSPORTS country wide
The ASICS FOOT ID has been developed by the ASICS Institute of Sport Science in Kobe, Japan and is a high-tech system which assists runners to find the right running shoe. The ASICS FOOT ID was revealed at the 2014 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon Expo which took...
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Nov 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on DHL WP choose 24 for Saracens excursion
Photo: Werner Nysschen Photography A 24-man DHL Western Province squad will leave Cape Town for London on Thursday, as the 2014 Absa Currie Cup champions get set to take on top English club Saracens in the Sanlam Private Investments Challenge this coming...
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Nov 2, 14 •
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Comments Off on ARU CONGRATULATES BRISBANE CITY FOR BUILDCORP NRC WIN
The Australian Rugby Union extended its congratulations to McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City for their 37-26 win over Property Club Perth Spirit at Ballymore Stadium yesterday, taking out the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship. Brisbane City...
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Nov 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT FALLS TO BRISBANE CITY IN BUILDCORP NRC FINAL
The Perth Spirit has suffered a heartbreaking 37-26 loss to Brisbane City in the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) grand final this evening at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane. In a tight match, the opening half saw both sides score three...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT COMPLETES BIG YEAR FOR WA RUGBY
The Perth Spirit’s contesting of Saturday’s inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) against Brisbane City at Ballymore caps off a big year for Western Australian representative teams. The fourth-placed Spirit qualified for the...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on ARU INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION FINDS KURTLEY BEALE GUILTY OF BREACHING WALLABY TEAM PROTOCOLS AND IMPOSES $3,000 FINE
The Australian Rugby Union today announced Qantas Wallaby Kurtley Beale has been found guilty of breaching team protocols and fined $3,000, following an ARU Integrity investigation into a verbal altercation with members of the Wallaby management team on a...
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Oct 31, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Under 20 training squad named
Preparations for the 2015 Junior World Championships have begun with the selection of 51 players to attend the New Zealand Under 20s camp. The camp, from 27 November to 3 December will be held at the Sport and Rugby Institute in Palmerston North. Further...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on SPIRIT RETAINS SQUAD FOR GRAND FINAL SHOWDOWN
The Perth Spirit has named an unchanged 23-man side to take on Brisbane City in the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) grand final this Saturday (1 November) at Ballymore Oval, Brisbane. The Spirit defeated the Melbourne Rising,...
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Oct 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on HOFFMAN APPOINTED MATCH OFFICIALS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – QUEENSLAND
Queensland based Super Rugby referee Rohan Hoffman will take on the new role of Match Officials Development Manager – Queensland, in a joint venture between Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and Queensland Rugby. Hoffman, a product of Marist College...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on Rugby player numbers reach record high
150,564 registered rugby players 12 percent increase in number of female rugby players Teenage and Small Blacks numbers grow Two thousand more players laced up their rugby boots in 2014 than the previous year and many of them were women, teenagers and Small...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on TIM SWIEL SET FOR A SHORT STINT AT HARLEQUINS
Cell C Sharks back, Tim Swiel will play for Harlequins Rugby Club in the UK on loan for four months. He joined the team on Saturday and will return to Durban at the end of February 2015. “This is a fantastic opportunity for Tim and I am certain that...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on New Zealand Rugby congratulates Investec Super Rugby players – class of 2015
A total of 160 players have been confirmed as fully contracted members of one of the five New Zealand Investec Super Rugby teams for the 2015 season. This includes 38 players receiving full time contracts for the first time. The Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes,...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2015 Investec Super Rugby Crusaders squad announced
Crusaders Head Coach Todd Blackadder has announced his squad to contest the 2015 Investec Super Rugby competition. It includes 26 returning players from the 2014 Crusaders squad, 2 players who have been elevated from the Wider Training Group, and 4 new...
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Oct 29, 14 •
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Comments Off on BLUES NAME STRONG SQUAD FOR 2015 SUPER RUGBY
In their second year as a stand-alone organisation, the Blues believe their 2015 season will provide the platform for sustained success in the Super Rugby competition. The Blues today named a 38-strong team largely based on players from within...
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Oct 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on COWAN BACK FOR 10TH SEASON WITH THE FORCE
Inaugural Western Force squad member Pek Cowan has re-signed with the Western Force for a further two seasons, ensuring he will be a part of the club’s 10th season in Asteron Life Super Rugby in 2015. The 28-year-old formed an established starting...
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Oct 27, 14 •
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Comments Off on STEPHEN MOORE EXTENDS TIME WITH AUSTRALIAN RUGBY THROUGH TO 2016
Qantas Wallabies and ACT Brumbies hooker Stephen Moore has committed his future to Australian Rugby after signing a one-year contract extension that will take him through until 2016. The 31-year-old hooker became the 81st player to captain the Wallabies,...
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Oct 26, 14 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC – SEMI-FINAL RESULTS
McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City and Property Club Perth Spirit have booked their places in the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Final following strong performances over the weekend that saw the top ranked sides – Melbourne Rising and...
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Oct 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on DEFENSIVE SPIRIT SEES PERTH INTO GRAND FINAL
The Perth Spirit has ended the Melbourne Rising’s undefeated run today with a 45-29 victory at AAMI Park and will now contest the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC) next Saturday against Brisbane City in Brisbane. The Spirit led...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on JAPAN CONFIRMED AS THE PREFERRED LOCATION FOR SUPER RUGBY’S 18TH TEAM
Following a meeting of the Executive Committee, SANZAR has informed the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) that it is the preferred candidate for Super Rugby’s 18th team when the competition expands in 2016. SANZAR Chief Executive Greg Peters said,...
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Oct 24, 14 •
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Comments Off on BUILDCORP NRC – SEMI-FINAL: MELBOURNE RISING v PERTH SPIRIT
The Perth Spirit is preparing for their semi-final clash with the Melbourne Rising this Saturday, 25 October in the inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship (NRC). Last time they met in Round Four, the Rising took the spoils, 44-24, and the Spirit will...
